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0 pointsd_t_w9y ago0 comments

"He wasn't voted in; the other party was voted out"

He won the 2013 federal election as the leader of the Liberals, that's fairly conclusive.

"The leadership here isn't dire"

We disagree.

"Besides, if you use 'dire' for something as beige as Turnbull, what have you got left for something like Erdogan's latest activities in Turkey?"

Criminal? The question is whataboutery.

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vacri9y ago

Ah, you're right. Rather than living in one of the most stable and wealthy societies on the planet, we're actually falling fast towards a Mad Max-style dystopia. I must remember to weld some more armour onto my car tonight...

Just because we're not living in an impossible utopia doesn't mean the situation is dire. We haven't had great leadership since the Hawke/Keating years (over 20 years ago), yet still the country is going grand - not having great leadership doesn't mean we must be having the polar opposite.

d_t_wOP9y ago

I don't know what you think this hyperbole adds to the conversation?

vacri9y ago

"Dire" is hyperbole, and pretending that you don't know what I mean when I say "voted out, not voted in" is just insulting.

I also tried giving you reasoned paragraphs, and you responded with trite lines adding very little - I wouldn't go taking the high road here about 'contributing to the conversation'.

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vacri9y ago

d_t_wOP9y ago

I don't know what you think this hyperbole adds to the conversation?

vacri9y ago

"Dire" is hyperbole, and pretending that you don't know what I mean when I say "voted out, not voted in" is just insulting.

I also tried giving you reasoned paragraphs, and you responded with trite lines adding very little - I wouldn't go taking the high road here about 'contributing to the conversation'.

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